Profile Details:

University: State University of New York at Binghamton
Course: MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering

Chennai Consulate
Date: May 2018
Status: Approved

Visa Interview Experience:

VO: Pass me your i20 and passport.
ME: Good Morning. (Passed the i20 and passport).

VO: Which university are you going to?
ME: SUNY, Binghamton.

VO: Which major are you planning for?
ME: I am planning for Industrial and Systems Engineering.

VO: How much did you score in your GRE?
ME: 303

VO: What are all the universities you applied to?
ME: Told them** and was interrupted when I told University of Michigan, Dearborn.

VO: Did you get an admit there?
ME: No ma’am, But I have received admits from 4 of 8 I applied.

VO: Where did you receive your admits?
ME: told.

VO: Who is sponsoring your education?
ME: My father is sponsoring my education.

VO: What does your father do?
ME: He runs his own business..

VO: What kind of Business?
ME: Manufacturing of Automobile and Industrial Parts.

VO: What kind of jobs do you think you would get?
ME: An Industrial Consultant or Operations Manager.

VO: Which are the dream companies you want to work in?
ME: I am not planning to work as I would like to take over my dads’ business.

VO: Your visa is approved. Thank you. (Kept my passport back).
ME: Thank You. Have a great day.

My answers to the first one might seem irrelevant to the answer of the second, but I was trying to answer to the question asked. My thoughts about the second question is it was a trap, so I played a safe bluff.